Published 3 March 2025

Celebrating LGBTQ+ Adoption and Fostering Week

Coram is one of the adoption agencies supporting a campaign launching today (3 March) encouraging more LGBTQ+ people to ‘change lives in 25’ through adoption or fostering.

Published 20 February 2025

“Ballet Shoes is, above all, a love letter to ambition and chosen family”

As the new production of Ballet Shoes, the tale of three adopted sisters and their found family, comes to the end of its current run at the National Theatre, Zoe Lambert, an adopted young person, shares her reflections on the show.

Published 7 February 2025

New Coram toolkit to help find families for children who need long-term foster care

Coram is today publishing a free online toolkit designed to support social workers, foster carers, children’s services and all those with a role to play in finding families for children who need long-term foster carers.

Published 16 January 2025

Coram collaborates with the National Theatre to celebrate Big Adoption Day

Coram’s adoptive families, supporters and other guests were invited to join special events at the National Theatre on 15 January, to mark Big Adoption Day 2025. This included a panel discussion on adoption, hosted by broadcaster James O’Brien, who shared his own experiences of being adopted.

Published 16 December 2024

Voluntary adoption agencies across the UK join forces for Big Adoption Day 2025

On Wednesday 15 January 2025, voluntary adoption agencies (VAAs) from across the UK are taking part in a national campaign, Big Adoption Day 2025, highlighting the need for more adoptive families for children at a time when thousands of children are still waiting in care.

Published 27 November 2024

National Theatre collaborates with Coram for forthcoming production of Ballet Shoes

The National Theatre today announces a collaboration with Coram to coincide with the National Theatre’s new production of Ballet Shoes, Noel Streatfeild’s beloved story about three adopted sisters and their found family, adapted for the stage by Kendall Feaver and directed by Katy Rudd.

Published 21 October 2024

Could you give me a loving home? Coram Adoption seeks more potential London adopters in National Adoption Week 2024

'Could you give me a loving home?' is the theme of the campaign Coram, the country’s first and longest serving children’s charity, is launching aimed at potential adopters in target boroughs across London on Monday 21 October as National Adoption Week 2024 gets underway.

Published 3 October 2024

Coram Adoption retains Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ rating

Coram Adoption has retained its ‘Outstanding’ judgement by Ofsted for its services for children, young people and families.

Published 23 July 2024

Coram supports national adoption campaign, amid rise in number of children needing a forever home

Coram is supporting a new national campaign from You Can Adopt, launching today, to inspire more people to take the first step towards growing their family through adoption.

Published 4 July 2024

Coram IAC retains Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ rating

Coram IAC has received its fourth consecutive ‘Outstanding’ judgement by Ofsted for its services for children, young people and families.